Safeway Fresh Foods is recalling 1,440 units (240 cases) of its 32-oz. Sunnyside Farms Diced Organic Butternut Squash due to potential contamination with Escherichia coli O45. The product was sold in clear plastic trays and distributed exclusively to Costco locations in Washington DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. No illnesses or injuries have been reported to date regarding this product.
The product may be contaminated with E. coli O45, a bacterium that can cause severe stomach cramps, diarrhea (often bloody), and vomiting. While most healthy adults recover within a week, some people—particularly young children and the elderly—may develop a serious kidney complication known as hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
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Distributed to Costco locations; 6 trays per case.
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